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ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 17 May 1983, Volume 70 and Volume 71
… Transcript of evidence (continued from 9, 10, 11 and 16 May 1983) from Wolfram Kistner, Director of the Commission …
EventAnnesu de Vos, SA poet, is born.
… poet in South African literature history. When she was 16, her first book was published by Tafelberg Publishers in …
EventMalawian President Hastings Banda visits SA
… an independent Black African state to visit South Africa (16-20 August). During his visit Banda met with the State …
EventFrontline states call on RSA government to release Mandela and end Apartheid
… South Africa's liberation movements. The following year on 16 September, The European Economic Community (EEC) imposed …
EventBotswana accuses South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene
… Mbeki and Billy Masetlha, led the Soweto youth uprising on 16 June 1976. Many of those who led the protest were later … South African History Online , ‘Key…
PlaceBloemfontein Technical College, Douglas Street, Bloemfontein
… contractor D Godley. Its foundation stone was laid on 16 May 1894 by President Reitz and the Eastern and Western …
PlaceRiversdale Division, Western Cape
… 10,665 residents, of whom 3,517 were literate 1875 census: 12,721 residents, of whom 4,483 were literate 1891 census: …
EventSouth African man sets record for world’s deepest dive
… to descend, but returning to the surface took an agonising 12 hours. The quick descend and slow return to surface is a …
EventThe Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) is launched
… in the new democratic South Africa. As a result, Chapter 12 was drafted onto the South African constitution. …
Simon van der Stel is succeeded by his eldest son
… Simon van der Stel , who became commander of the Cape on 12 October 1679 and was promoted to governor in 1691, was …
EventLocal elections receive go
… An emergency session was convened by parliament on October 12, 1995, to approve legislation to permit local elections to …
EventNatal becomes part of the Union of South Africa
… In 1844 Natal, annexed by Britain on 12 May 1843, became a district of the Cape Colony under a …
Chapter 5 - Basotho - Their Last Supper
… about that in his 'picture book'. Naphtali and Maria had 12 children of whom only 3 survived the rigours of apartheid … Thursday morning of 9 December 1982…
Timeline: All-Africa Convention (AAC)
… present the viewpoint of the AAC held at Bloemfontein on 16 December, At the bar of the House of Assembly, the … possible by means of a round-table or…
PlaceRondebosch Common, Camp Ground Road, Rondebosch.
… Monument under old NMC legislation on 29 September 1961. What remains of this original Settlement is today …
EventThomas Titus Nkobi is born
… court and charged with illegally distributing leaflets. In 1961 he was banned and placed under 24 hour house arrest the … 1996, online [Available at] www…
Chapter 2: The Nature and Character of Vigilantes in Kwazulu-Natal
… particular. The age group of vigilantes mostly ranged from 16 year old boys to middle-aged men. Youths found themselves … AK rifles, suspected to be IFP…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Communications and the Battle of Ideas, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… Conference. PUBLIC BROADCASTER AND SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION 12. The Commission noted that alongside the commercial and … and public institutions. FURTHER ISSUES…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Peace and Stability, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… perform their functions adequately. Therefore resolves: 12. All necessary steps must be taken to speed up the … sure that CSF's are established and function…
Nelson Mandela Regrets, Nostalgia and Dreams:
… castle in the air. 26 June 1976 My arrest for treason on 5/12/56 and the lengthy proceedings that followed worsened the … listening to this conversation. I…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… more on South Africa's role in World War II, see our Grade 12 lesson, 1924-1948: South Africa's Foreign Relations. … higher pay. The police crushed the…
PlaceLanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 16 March 1984, and the Norfolk pines next to the building …
EventNyanga school Principal’s office burnt
… Town is burnt down. The broader context of this is that on 16 June 1976 school children in Soweto, near Johannesburg, … Struggle ', from South African…
EventMarks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, Soweto
… player and businessman born in Meadowlands, Soweto on 16 February 1962. Maponyane played professional football for …
1983, Volume 7 Dawn pages 1 and 2 Article: Editorial comment - Victory is Calling
… Editorial Comment VICTORY IS CALLING This December 16, 1983, marks the twentyaecond Anniversary of the founding …
Statement submitted to the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners, 11 October 1979
… and sincerely than an ANC activist recently released after 12 years on Robben Island: "International pressure has helped … be only seven years old, while a…
The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer
… by Carol Hermer The riots broke out in Soweto on June 16, 1976 when police fired on a group of school children … her mother in the creche, had her Matric and…
EventAnsuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor and community worker, poet, dramatist and novelist, is born in Durban.
… On 12 June 1917, Dr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor, …
EventWalter Sisulu secretly attends a meeting at the house of George Xorile with F. Van Rensburg
… solitary confinement for 88 days. Following the verdict on 12 June 1964, Sisulu and other treason trialists were taken …
Chapter 5: The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… at three different locations on 23 July 1991, in which 16 people were killed. These included claims that two 4x4 SAP … Middle ground laid to waste. New…